Market Currents

• Thursday, November 5, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: LAMR +16%. R +16%. ONNN +8%. DYN +7%. DIRI +7%. IRE +5%. BCRX +5%. NVAX +5%. MGM +5%. PCS +5%. CTIC +4%. CVM +4%. ING +4%. TRA +4%. QCOM +4%. AIB +4%. FNM +4%. CSCO +4%. CNO +4%. AMMD +4%.
  Losers: CVS -10%. AEO -10%. ARO -10%. WFMI -10%. DPTR -9%. BEE -8%. CF -7%. ATPG -7%. ABK -6%. Comment!

• Wednesday, November 4, 2009

• 16:19 PM Whole Foods Market (WFMI): FQ4 EPS of $0.20 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $1.8B (-2%) in-line. Same-store sales down 0.9%. Shares -8.8% AH. (PR) 1 Comment
• 00:10 AM Notable postmarket earnings: ALL, CSCO, CXW, DOX, EGLE, ESLR, GDP, GG, HCN, IO, MCHP, MUR, NWS, ONNN, PRU, QCOM, SHO, SVNT, THQI, WFMI 1 Comment

• Sunday, October 4, 2009

• 11:44 AM Whole Foods Market (WFMI) CEO John Mackey stands behind his infamous healthcare op-ed that spawned a boycott, and speaks out against the Fed's "debauchery of the currency." Mackey thinks the bailouts were a travesty, and says no-one's too big to fail. "I believe in the dynamic creativity of capitalism, and it's self-correcting, if you just allow it to self-correct." 11 Comments

• Wednesday, August 5, 2009

• 09:25 AM As sales slip and consumers think twice before dishing out on pricey groceries, Whole Foods (WFMI) is returning to its roots as a champion of healthy, natural foods. Shares +15.3% premarket. Comment!
• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: INO +42%. RDN +37%. GRMN +20%. PMI +18%. WFMI +16%. USU +14%. BZ +11. TRA +11%. LYG +11%. FWLT +10%. OWW +10%. AIB +8%. RBS +7%. FIG +6%. BCS +5%. CNO +6%. HW +5%. SATC +5%. SAY +4%. ABAT +4%. DVN +4%.
  Losers: ACAS -21%. ISPH -9%. PWR -6%. AXL -6%. HCP -5%. BMC -5%. RIG -4%. Comment!

• Tuesday, August 4, 2009

• 16:10 PM Whole Foods Market (WFMI): FQ3 EPS of $0.25 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $1.9B (+2%) in-line. Same-store sales down 1.1% in first four weeks of new quarter. Sees Q4 EPS of $0.16-0.18 vs. $0.14. Sees full-year EPS $0.80-0.82 vs. $0.75. Shares +7.7% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Tuesday's close: ACAS, AUY, BID, BMC, BRE, CAR, CBL, CEDC, CEPH, CTRP, ERTS, FRT, HLS, JLL, KFT, PL, PXD, SOLR, TSRA, UDR, UNM, VCLK, WFMI, XCO 1 Comment

• Wednesday, May 13, 2009

• 16:17 PM Whole Foods Market (WFMI): FQ2 EPS of $0.24 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $1.86B (-0.5%) in-line. Sees full-year EPS in line. Shares +10% AH after falling 9% today. (PR) Comment!
• 13:20 PM Nasdaq leaders: APOL +2%. DTV +1%. Laggards: LINTA -11%. STLD -11%. FLEX -10%. WYNN -9%. LAMR -9%. EXPE -8%. LVLT -8%. SHLD -7%. NVDA -7%. UAUA -7%. DISH -7%. LBTYA -6%. LOGI -6%. AMAT -6%. VMED -5%. AMLN -5%. PCAR -5%. GRMN -5%. JOYG -5%. FAST -5%. WFMI -5%. MICC -5%. EBAY -5%. FWLT -5%. Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: CA, URS, WFMI Comment!

• Friday, March 6, 2009

• 09:38 AM Whole Foods Market (WFMI) and FTC finally settle their differences over Whole Foods' Aug. '07 acquisition of Wild Oats Markets. WFMI agrees to sell another 12 Wild Oats stores, on top of the 19 already out of action. WFMI +2%. Comment!

• Thursday, February 19, 2009

• 09:03 AM Premarket gainers: WFMI +18%. PCLN +15%. LYG +14%. S +13%. AAP +12%. BCS +11%. ORLY +10%. GME +9%. RTP +8%. SOL +6%. SSL +5%. ERIC +5%. AEG +5%. TLM +5%. SAL +5%. UBS +5%. AGP +5%. CVS +5%. STO +5%. Comment!

• Wednesday, February 18, 2009

• 17:53 PM Whole Foods Market (WFMI): FQ1 EPS of $0.20 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $2.47B (+0.4%) in-line. Sees full-year EPS of $0.71-0.76 vs. $0.66 and revenue of $185M vs. $178M. Shares +9.1% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 15:10 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: AAP, ADI, AEM, BDN, BIDU, BMRN, CBS, EXR, FRT, HPQ, IM, KGC, NHP, NM, ORLY, PAAS, PCLN, SNPS, TRN, WFMI Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: AAP, ADI, AEM, BDN, BIDU, BMRN, CBS, EXR, FRT, HPQ, IM, KGC, NHP, NM, ORLY, PAAS, PCLN, SNPS, TRN, WFMI Comment!